marikatech 0 Newbie Poster

Hi all,

I got an IBM thinkpad 22, and it went abroad with me recently, in a suitcase rather than as hand luggage. It worked fine b4 the trip, but not afterwards. At first I thought the xray machines or ruff handling had killed the machine, as the monitor has a very, very dull glow to it, and theres nothing to be seen on it.

NOTHING! not even at start up...

So I plugged an external monitor in, and all was well. So Ive definitely narrowed it down to the screen.

Does anyone know whats wrong? Is there a 'monitor reset' button or anything similar? Is there anything I can try b4 admitting defeat and having to buy another?

Cheers all...